Curtain-shade raiser.



No. 673,260. Patented Apr. 30. l90l.

S. G. HAVERSTICK.

CURTAIN SHADE RAISEB.

(Applicaltion filed Aug. 2, 1900.

(No Mudai.)

PATENT Fries.

SEBASTIAN G. HAVERSTIGK, OF FROSTBURG, MARYLAND.

CURTAIN-SHADE RAISER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 673,260, dated April30, 1901.

Application filed August 2, 1900. Serial No. 25,701. (No model.)

STICK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Frostburg, in thecounty of Allegany and State of Maryland, have invented a new and usefulCurtain-Shade Raiser, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a curtain-fixture, and more particularly tomeans for raising the same; and the object in view is to provide asimple and effective attachment for a curtain whereby it may beautomatically raised without pulling on the curtain itself and capableof being applied to the end of an ordinary curtain-pole withoutrequiring a particular construction of the same and which will noteasily get out of order, as the parts are strong and durable andcomprise a comparatively small number of elements.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the inventionconsists in the construction and arrangement of the several parts, whichwill be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of awindow-frame, showing theimproved device applied thereto in operativeposition in connection with a curtain and pole, which are broken away.Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the improved device, showing the casingbroken away to expose the interior mechanism. Fig. 3 is a transversevertical section of the improved device, showing a portion of thecurtain-pole in con nection therewith in elevation.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

The numeral 1 designates a curtain-pole of solid construction from endto end, to which is fastened a curtain 2 of any suitable character, andto one end of the pole a cap-disk 3 is secured and has anoutwardly-projecting centrally-located squared or angular stub 4 to formthe means of coupling the improved device to the pole. The improvedfixture comprises an outwardly-projecting inclosing casing 5, havingrear securing ears or angular extensions 6, and within the said casing adrum 7 is rotatably mounted and has a center journal 8at the inner side,provided with an angular socket to receive the stub 4, as

side of the casing for convenient engage-- ment with a key. Surroundingthe drum is a fiat spring 11, havingone end secured to the drum and theother end attached to the top portion of the inner side of the casing,and in the preliminary arrangement of the improved device this spring iswound by rotating the drum through the medium of the said winding-post.Fulcrumedto the outer side of the casing in advance or in front of theplane of the axis of the drum, as at 12 is an operating-lever 12,provided with a tooth 13 in rear of its fulcrum and with tooth-spaces 14in front and rear of the said tooth to accommodate engagement with thesaid ratchetwheel, as shown by Fig. 2. The tooth 13 is held in continualnormal engagement with the ratchet-wheelto prevent accidental winding ofthe spring 11 bya U-shaped pressurespring 15, having one end secured toan adjacent portion of the side of the casing and the opposite free endbearing on the upper edge of the lever .at a point in rear of theratchet-wheel and seated in a recess 16. The lever projects inwardlyfrom the casing a considerable distance and has a pull-cord or analogousdevice 17 attached thereto and depending within convenient reachingdistance.

It will be observed that the direction of the teeth of the ratchetissuch that the curtain 'may be pulled down at will, and when the 13from the ratchet-wheel and permit the resulting from pulling the same inthe ordinary construction and arrangement. of curtain-fixtures isentirely avoided, and though the preferred form of the improved devicehas been shown and descriptively disclosed it is obviously apparent thatchanges in the form, size, proportions, and minor details may beresorted to without departing from the principle of the invention.

is claimed as new is In a curtain attachment of the class set forth, anoutwardly-projecting casing, adru m rotatably mounted in said casing andcomprising in integral construction a drum proper having an inner centerjournal 8 bearing in the inner end of the casing and formed with anangular socket to receive the stub of the curtain-pole, areducedextension on the outer proper having its ends respectively secured tothe drum and easing, an operating-lever fulcrumed on the outer endportion of the casing in advance of the plane of the vertical axis ofthe drum proper and provided with a single tooth in its lower edgelocated at an intermediate point to engage said ratchetteeth, the saidlever being straight and projecting through the front portion of theeas- Having thus described the invention, what 7 ing, a U -shapedpressure-spring engaging the top portion of the lever in rear of thedrum and single tooth of the latter, and a pull-cord attached to thefront end of the lever, whereby a downward pull on said cord willelevate the rear of the lever disengaging the single tooth thereof fromthe said ratchet-teeth of the drum against the resistance of'saidspring.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as uiy own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SEBASTIAN G. HAVERSTICK.

Witnesses:

RoB'r. MASON HILL, FREDK. WELMER.

